Four Years of TDW on Substack

When I restarted TeenDramaWhore on Substack in 2020, I had no idea how long it would last.

Would I burn out like I did with the original TDW?

Would life get in the way?

Would anyone care?

Now I have a new question: Where the heck did the last four years ago?!

It’s like I blinked and all of a sudden it’s 2024 and this reincarnated TDW has been going four years strong.

Looking back at years one, two, and three, it’s not surprising how fast the time went by — they were each packed with copious amounts of teen drama goodness. The past 12 months were no exception. Over the last year, I…

• Shared the process of creating this newsletter each week

• Continued spotlighting TDW Throwback Series and Teen Drama Quotes of the Week on Notes

• Hosted more Teen Drama Trivia Nights (and our 10th will take place next week!)

• Reassessed the teen drama rewatch podcasts

• Appeared on “Beyond the OC”

• Paid tribute to Shannen Doherty and compiled coverage following her passing

• Ranted about Jennie Garth’s exploitation of “I Choose Me”

• Sounded off on Hilarie Burton’s book, departure from “Drama Queens,” and plans to revive “One Tree Hill”

• Started rewatching “One Tree Hill”

• Showcased the similiarities between “One Tree Hill” and Barbie and the disimiliarities between Leyton and Tayvis

• Dissected Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson’s Creek and Welcome to the O.C.

• Explained why teen drama mystery fans should read The Pool Guy’s Kid

• Interviewed fellow teen drama fan and “Gossip Girl” historian Tyler McCall

• Broke down the differences between a reboot, revival, and requel

• Revisited the idea of separating the art from the artist

• Called out Amazon Prime Video for lying in its marketing

• Featured guest posts from Jim Halterman, Jodie Benveniste, and Vallie Lynn Watson

• Wrote about the 2023 holiday movies with teen drama stars, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” Christmas episodes, where to watch the teen dramas today, teen drama’s Oscar winner, the teen drama series finale time-jumps, Luke Perry and Sophia Bush’s commonalities, No Doubt performances on the teen dramas, a hot take about Dylan and Toni on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” my favorite Kelly-Dylan “Beverly Hills, 90210” summer scenes, the teen drama scenes I replay in my head when I can’t sleep, podcasts hosted by teen drama stars, and much more.

The icing on the proverbial cake? All of that was for free. I don’t charge for TDW and still have no intention of doing so as we head into the newsletter’s fifth year (though Buy Me A Coffee contributions are always welcome). My only goal is to revel in the teen dramas with fellow TeenDramaWhores. Mission accomplished? I think so.

I hope you’ve found the last four years as rewarding as I have. Here’s to many more.